The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-01
For fresh fish go to the Sugar Bowl.


Hon a. A. Barker. celebrated his list
birthday on Wednesday last.
Matthew Zahm, Of this place, intends
visiting Philadelphia next week.
Boys suits cheaper at Barkers' this
spring than anywhere else in the State.
Mr.. Daniel McGough. clerk to the
County Commissioners, has been sick for
several days, but we understand he is i'm
proving and will soon be out again.
Mr.. Edward Binder, a we'll known citi-
zen Of Carrolltown, died at his home at that
place on Wednesday last, after an illness of
several months. He was about fifty years
Of age.
The following named persons can each
get letter by calling at the Eb ensb urg
postofhce: Mr.. Calvin Glunt. Mr.. NJ. F.
Kelley, Mr.. John II. Doering, (2) Mr.. Lewis
Kane. Frederick Kinermau and Michael
Bracken.
Considerable excitement has been crea-
ted in our town during the past week by
parties leasing land around here for the
purpose OF testing for coal. but that does
not compare to the excitement caused by the
low p rices at which Barkers Bros are selling
The card Of Mr.. NJ. F. Kelly. of Gallit-
zin borough, rs candidate for County
Treasurer. appears among the poiticaI
announcements this week Martin Is we'll
qualified to perform the duties of the Office.
is sterling Democrat. and if nominated
would make an official that the Democracy
might feel assured would perform his official
duties with ability and credit
At meeting OF the Ebensburg Council
| on last Monday night, the following named
officials we're elected Deputy Burgess. F.
G. Lloyd; Street Commissioner, 81. Owens /;
I Water Superintendent, r. l.. Thomas !;
Weighmaster. David Evans Treasurer,
Isaac Davis Solicitor, Alvin Evans Water
Committee. NJ. d. KittelI, John Howell
Street Committee, F. G. Lloyd Felix Lud-
wig!
"A gentleman of this place has recently
! received documents, etc. from a prominent
gentleman of Harrisburg, with reference to
a charter for a projected railroad into and
through the BIackIick coal fields. The ter
minus OF said road will probably be Cresson
and Biairsville, OF vicinity, There appears
now to be an earnest and organized effort
to accomplish 50 desirable and important an
undertaking, involving the material inter
ests of a large class of tire citizens Of our
county. and which has already been delayed
too long.
Mrs. Hart Darragh, formerly a resident
of this place, daughter of Dr. d. T. Storm,
deceased, WHO was a we'll known citizen of
this county in his day, having filed the
Office of PrOthOnOtary, and County Commits
siOner, at different periods, is busy at work
painting portrait of the late General U. s.
Grant for Mr.. George w. Chnds proprietor
Of the Public Ledger, Philadelphia. in which
city Mrs. Darragh at present resides. The
/ painting is to be presented to the Military
/ Academy at West Point, and will no DOUBT
/ be a credit to the fair artist and an honor to
/ the noble phlanthrOpist at whose expense
the work is being done.
| An Eastern company propose, il suf-
+ fcient land can be bought in the neiRh5or-
hood of the Wooden Mill dam at the east end
of town, to put down a test well with
/ dia mond drill. and if coal is found. 70 put
/ down a shaft and begin operations. They
I have succeeded in securing very nearly
/ enough land, and as the terms of the agree
ment require the payment or abandonment
/ of the contract within eighteen months, we
D
/ as soon as the weather permits. Five dol
lars per acre is the amount offered for the
coal right 1t would waken E5ensburg up,
| if. in year from now the lights of one hun
dred or more coke ovens would be seen about
her suber5s
Our friend Robert Ferguson dropped In
to see US on Monday last and while here in
formed US that the story published last week
about his losing sixty five dollars. by lend
ing it to a supposed relative was all myth.
A stranger named Brallier. was in the
reighborhOO and stopped with Mr.. Fergu-
son for several days, and as near as could be
ascertained, was a second cousin of Mrs.
Ferguson. The time OF his leaving was
well known before he left, and be neither
borrowed nor wanted to borrow any money
from Mr Ferguson. The story when pub
lished by US last week. was passing current
IN the neighborhood, but now it originated
we cannot tell We are glad however that
it is not correct.
The HOIlldaysburR Standard says In
our county court last Wednesday a defend
ant in a certain case swOre that he had
served a subpoena on a man to attend court
as a witness on his case, and that he failed
to appear The defaulting witness was
brought in on an attachment by the Sheriff.
The witness, on being sworn to make true
answers, said that no subp Oena had been
served on him to attend. As some one had
committed perjury, Judge Dean directed
the District Attorney to frame Indictments
against both the men in order to determine
the guilt or innocence OF the parties. The
men gave bond for their appearance at the
next court of quarter sessions to answer the
charge of perjury.
The Altoona Tribune is In bad humor
with Cambria county. Judge Johnston has
Just sent three of AItoona's most enterpris-
ing citizens for term of seven years each to
the Peuitentiary for committing a burglary
in Cambria county. The specimen of spleen
to which we refer is from the Altoona TTi-
bune OF recent issue, under the caption Of
Decentralization In Cambria County," and
says "that another murder has been commit
ted in Cambria county is by no means sur
prising. When one who takes the life OF
his fellow mortal is deliberately set at liberty
by the decision OF twelve men who have
sworn to judge according to the evidence,
a premium Is offered to murder. There is
good deal Of decentralization in Cambria
county just now. and it will probably grow
worse before it gets better"
The Johnstown Tribune on Tuesday
SAYS Two little boys-one aged nine
years, the other about three-passed through
this city on Day Express this forenoon